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Christian Dietrich Grabbe

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Playwright (1801-1836)

GermanyWritersLived 1801 to 1836 · aged 34
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Christian Dietrich Grabbe was a German dramatist of the Vormärz era. He wrote many historical plays conceiving a disillusioned and pessimistic world view, with some shrill scenes.

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Christian Dietrich Grabbe was a German dramatist of the Vormärz era. He wrote many historical plays conceiving a disillusioned and pessimistic world view, with some shrill scenes. Heinrich Heine saw him as one of Germany's foremost dramatists, calling him "a drunken Shakespeare" and Sigmund Freud described Grabbe as "an original and rather peculiar poet."

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Germany
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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1801 to 1836 · aged 34
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23 languages

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